Clementine Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays516

Clementine by Sarah Jaffe is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                                       Em 
50 states, 50 lines, 50 crying all the time's 
Em                                        C 
50 boys, 50 lies, 50 i'm gonna change my mind's 
C                                                       G 
i changed my mind, i changed my mind now i'm feeling different 


G                                                      Em 
we were young, we were young, we were young we didn't care 
Em                                             C 
is it gone, is it gone, is it floating in the air? 
C                                                       G 
i changed my mind, i changed my mind now i'm feeling different 


G                G 
all that time, wasted 
G                             G  
i wish i was a little more delicate 
G                 Em 
i wish my, i wish my 
Em                 C 
i wish my, i wish my 
C                  G 
i wish my name was clementine 


G                                       Em 
50 states, 50 lines, 50 crying all the time's 
Em                                        C 
50 boys, 50 lies, 50 i'm gonna change my mind's 
C                                                       G 
i changed my mind, i changed my mind now i'm feeling different 


G                                                      Em 
we were young, we were young, we were young we didn't care 
Em                                             C 
is it gone, is it gone, Oh it's floating in the air 
C                                                       G 
i changed my mind, i changed my mind now i'm feeling different 


G                G  
all that time, wasted 
G                             G 
i wish i was a little more delicate 
G                 Em 
i wish my, i wish my 
Em                 C 
i wish my, i wish my 
C                  G 
i wish my name was clementine 


G                   G  
oh all that time, wasted              
G                             G  
i wish i was a little more delicate 
G                 Em 
i wish my, i wish my 
Em                 C 
i wish my, i wish my 
C                  G 
i wish my name was clementine 

End on G 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante